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Necrophagist Posted 8 years ago
Grammar
Past perfect or past simple
A couple of months ago, I was alone at home, so I decided to eat and I then I realized something.
B: What did you realize?
A: My mother told/had told me she would buy me something on her way back from work.
Can both be used? If so, why?
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No. Use the Past Perfect. What you were told came before the 'realised something', yet these are in an inverted order when spoken.
- No.
- Use the Past Perfect.
- What you were told came before the 'realised something', yet these are in an inverted order when spoken.
- B: What did you realise ?
- A: My mother had told me she would buy me something on her way back from work.
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No. Use the Past Perfect. What you were told came before the 'realised something', yet these are in an inverted order when spoken.
B: What did you realise?
A: My mother had told me she would buy me something on her way back from work.
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